More Quiet Weather

Friday was a day to enjoy across the area as the sky was clear and temperatures rose into the middle 50's, nearly ten degrees above normal!  I hope all got out to enjoy the weather as the weather this weekend will not be nearly as nice. A cold front will move through the area early Saturday and that will send temperatures falling through the 30's. Light snow will be possible later in the day on Saturday. Sunday temperatures will be on the up swing with temperatures near 40 degrees. The seasonable conditions will continue through early next week as high temperatures on Monday and Tuesday will be in the middle and upper 40's. A storm system will affect the area by the middle of next week with the potential for snowfall area wide.

On Friday, the area was located between an area of high pressure to the east and a storm system to the west. This allowed a southwest wind flow to bring mild air into the region. High temperatures across Northeast Ohio made it into the middle and upper 50's with sunny conditions. It was a very nice and needed spring preview.

Saturday a cold front will move through the area. Temperatures will reach they maximum early in the day and will then fall through the 30's. Light snow will fall later in the day; no significant accumulations are expected.

Early next week, the area will be experience air flow out of the south and west. This will allow temperatures to rise a few degrees above normal. Late Tuesday a cold front will move through and this may set the stage for the region to receive a general snowfall from a system tracking trough the Ohio or Tennessee Valley. Actual snow fall amounts will depend on the track of the system but at this time amounts are anticipated to be below advisory levels. Check back early next week for more details once the particulars of the storm come into focus.

The Start of Spring, Climatogocially Speaking

The first weekend of climatological spring turned out nicer than originally advertised. Temperatures rose into the middle 40’s on Saturday before crashing later in the day. Snow fell early Sunday morning but amounts ended up in the 2-4 inch range for the area. This was due to the system moving much further south and not being as dynamic. Today the sky is clear but the temperatures are very cold in spite of the bright sunshine. Unfortunately another bitterly cold night is forecast tonight with record lows possible as the temperature appear destined to fall below zero.  The rest of the week is looking very quiet with the temperatures slowly moderating every day with high temperatures reaching the 40’s by Friday. A cool down looks likely by the weekend, but high temperatures should remain above freezing. 

A system is currently moving along a stalled front through the Mid-Atlantic States.  The heaviest snowfall is near and south of the Washington D.C. area. Earlier predictions of this system spreading snow into Northern Ohio proved false. The area instead experienced a sunny albeit cold day. 

Starting on Tuesday, the weather pattern will become calm and dry. No major systems are expected to impact the area as temperatures slowly moderating each day through Friday. 

On Friday a cold front will be approaching the region from the west.  Southerly flow ahead of the system will allow high temperatures to rise into the low 40's. There will be precipitation chances with the front but at this time it is difficult to give amounts.

Looking ahead, the ridge-trough pattern will hold for the USA and continue to allow colder than average temperatures to affect the eastern part of the country. At this time bitter arctic air does not appear to come very far south of the border but it will have to be monitored.